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An outcast teenage lesbian witch finds her coven hidden amongst the popular girls in her school, and performs some seriously badass magic in the process.
Skulking near the bottom of West Highs social pyramid, Sideways Pike lurks under the bleachers doing magic tricks for Coke bottles. As a witch, lesbian, and lifelong outsider, shes had a hard time making friends. But when ...more
Skulking near the bottom of West Highs social pyramid, Sideways Pike lurks under the bleachers doing magic tricks for Coke bottles. As a witch, lesbian, and lifelong outsider, shes had a hard time making friends. But when ...more
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god is there any better combination of words than "lesbian witch"?
Lesbian witches cursing dudebros & complex female friendships? Hell yeah!
Feb 13, 2020
Clemlucian (🏳️🌈the villain's quest)
marked it as maybe-to-be-read
I guess my point is that teenage girls arent supposed to be powerful, you know? Everybody hates teenage girls. They hate our bodies and hate us if we want to change them. They hate the things were supposed to like but hate it when we like other things even more, because that means were ruining their things. Were somehow this great corrupting influence, even though weve barely got legal agency of our own. But the three of us the four of us, counting you were powerful.
On my blog.
Rep: lesbian ...more
Oct 13, 2019
biconique
marked it as released-2020
witch lesbian + finding a gf + high school cliques + found family + female friendships + casting curses on dudebros? love that for us in 2020 !
I didnt love this book but I didnt dislike it.
The book started off fast pace but then the story to me went really slow and was a bit repetitive. Maybe as it Is the first book in the series in will pick up more in the second book.
I did like some of the characters though. We have Sideways (that is her nickname) whose really name is Eloise who is a outcast and has been practising magic for years. The three others of the group that Sideways joins are Jing, Yates and Daisy. At the start of the book ...more
The book started off fast pace but then the story to me went really slow and was a bit repetitive. Maybe as it Is the first book in the series in will pick up more in the second book.
I did like some of the characters though. We have Sideways (that is her nickname) whose really name is Eloise who is a outcast and has been practising magic for years. The three others of the group that Sideways joins are Jing, Yates and Daisy. At the start of the book ...more
Teenage girl gang, witches, lesbians and queer girls, what more can you ask for?
It took me some time to get used to the first person POV and the writing, but once I got to know Sideways a little better I fell in love with her and her crowd. I loved reading about the girls growing friendship, how they were all ride or die, how they all had one another's back no matter what. Friends groups in books are one of my favourite thing, romantic relationships are nice of course, but friendships are what ...more
It took me some time to get used to the first person POV and the writing, but once I got to know Sideways a little better I fell in love with her and her crowd. I loved reading about the girls growing friendship, how they were all ride or die, how they all had one another's back no matter what. Friends groups in books are one of my favourite thing, romantic relationships are nice of course, but friendships are what ...more
This book is everything I would have killed to read when I was a teenager. Its very girl power, very witchy and very queer and I loved every second of it. I cant wait for the second book in all honesty, I think its gonna be killer perhaps quite literally.
I love books with mean girl type characters who genuinely care for each other and look out for other girls. I love it even more when theyre Witches. The Craft film was my jam, although admittedly that didnt quite end as fairytale found family as ...more
I love books with mean girl type characters who genuinely care for each other and look out for other girls. I love it even more when theyre Witches. The Craft film was my jam, although admittedly that didnt quite end as fairytale found family as ...more
[Thanks to Erewhon for the ARC]
An unfortunate attempt to cash in on the queer teen fantasy market. Poor prose, shallow characterization, oddball factual errors.
An unfortunate attempt to cash in on the queer teen fantasy market. Poor prose, shallow characterization, oddball factual errors.
I received an advance copy from the publisher via Netgalley for review purposes. This in no way influences my review; all words, thoughts, and opinions are my own.
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Thank you Netgalley and Erewhon for the advanced readers copy to read and review!
I give this book 4.5 out of 5 stars! I highly enjoyed this wonderfully witchy read! I was drawn into the plot from page one! This book is about Sideways, a lesbian witch who was hired by the popular clique of girls at her school to preform a spell at a house party. The night of the house party everything goes haywire and Sideways life is now intertwined with the lives of the popular girls (Jing, Daisy, and Yates). ...more
I give this book 4.5 out of 5 stars! I highly enjoyed this wonderfully witchy read! I was drawn into the plot from page one! This book is about Sideways, a lesbian witch who was hired by the popular clique of girls at her school to preform a spell at a house party. The night of the house party everything goes haywire and Sideways life is now intertwined with the lives of the popular girls (Jing, Daisy, and Yates). ...more
I will be posting a full review soon on here and my blog, but for now I want to say that I really loved this book! There were some amazing friendships, female empowerment, an interesting magic system, some brilliant rep LGBTQ+ and POC rep, and excellent characters. Teenage me would have obsessed over this book and it's depiction of female friendships and queerness, and I think it does an amazing job of capturing teens at their best and messiest. This was a really great read, and I can't wait for
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Were friends now. Blood is truly thicker than water, is it not? We spilled some blood between us with that glass. If Yates is your sister, Im your sister, too. And now I have to fucking kill those assholes. Boys dont touch my girls. I swear to god. I can be a fucking monster when I wanna be. Im not good at a whole lot, but Im spectacular at terrorizing people until theyve literally lost. I can ruin people like you wouldnt believe. And I wanna wreck their sorry lives.
Oh, yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. This ...more
Oh, yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. This ...more
Maybe I went into this expecting too much.
Scapegracers begins when the cool girls at school invite Sideways to perform real magic at their party which she thinks is a one night trick with no strings attached but when her power triggers something connecting them all she finds that maybe she no longer has to spend her teenage years standing on the sidelines and when witchfinders come lurking at her door they must band together to protect the coven.
This book plays to elements of The Craft and AHS ...more
Scapegracers begins when the cool girls at school invite Sideways to perform real magic at their party which she thinks is a one night trick with no strings attached but when her power triggers something connecting them all she finds that maybe she no longer has to spend her teenage years standing on the sidelines and when witchfinders come lurking at her door they must band together to protect the coven.
This book plays to elements of The Craft and AHS ...more
A must read.
This has easily become one of my favorite books.
THE PROSE *chefs kiss*
THE CHARACTERS 😩😍
The world!
Did I mention the prose? I made it to page 16 when I decided that I needed to read it again.
I love the relationship between these four friends. The way they quietly and loudly show understanding for each other even when they dont understand.
I cant pick a favorite character because theyre all my favorites. My GOD they are so well written.
The magic was treated with respect, it felt ...more
This has easily become one of my favorite books.
THE PROSE *chefs kiss*
THE CHARACTERS 😩😍
The world!
Did I mention the prose? I made it to page 16 when I decided that I needed to read it again.
I love the relationship between these four friends. The way they quietly and loudly show understanding for each other even when they dont understand.
I cant pick a favorite character because theyre all my favorites. My GOD they are so well written.
The magic was treated with respect, it felt ...more
Ok, *loved* this.
I feel like this is what I was hoping These Witches Dont Burn would be. While I enjoyed that one, it was too fluffy for me. I wanted darkness, power, edge, urgency, sisterhood, sigils and occultism, all that fun spooky stuff - Scapegracers delivered big time.
The comparisons to The Craft are pretty spot on without the story being copied in any way - but the magic is so deep and dark and powerful - the girls are diverse and edgy and real - the setting is chilly and grey and ...more
I feel like this is what I was hoping These Witches Dont Burn would be. While I enjoyed that one, it was too fluffy for me. I wanted darkness, power, edge, urgency, sisterhood, sigils and occultism, all that fun spooky stuff - Scapegracers delivered big time.
The comparisons to The Craft are pretty spot on without the story being copied in any way - but the magic is so deep and dark and powerful - the girls are diverse and edgy and real - the setting is chilly and grey and ...more
I received an eARC through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
"We're inviting the liquid night, the molten magic. We're inviting the star-spiked darkness inside and calling it to this circle. Our hands entwined are a chalice, flow through us and spill. All this dancing is in triumph and our booze is all libations. We've brought you beats, lights, and glamour; we brought fresh meat, new blood, and booze. In return, we want some chaos, we want havoc; bring us hell"
Sideways Pike has a ...more
"We're inviting the liquid night, the molten magic. We're inviting the star-spiked darkness inside and calling it to this circle. Our hands entwined are a chalice, flow through us and spill. All this dancing is in triumph and our booze is all libations. We've brought you beats, lights, and glamour; we brought fresh meat, new blood, and booze. In return, we want some chaos, we want havoc; bring us hell"
Sideways Pike has a ...more
3.5*
The Scapegracers Review
Hannah Abigail Clarkes THE SCAPEGRACERS is a magical book filled with witches, spells, magical books and an incredible cast of characters.
This book swept me off my feet! While witches arent usually a huge favourite in books personally, I adored this one and was itching to continue reading the whole time! This book is all about a newly-formed coven of witches who are determined to show the world that theyre not to be messed with; and youre sure to absolutely fall in ...more
The Scapegracers Review
Hannah Abigail Clarkes THE SCAPEGRACERS is a magical book filled with witches, spells, magical books and an incredible cast of characters.
This book swept me off my feet! While witches arent usually a huge favourite in books personally, I adored this one and was itching to continue reading the whole time! This book is all about a newly-formed coven of witches who are determined to show the world that theyre not to be messed with; and youre sure to absolutely fall in ...more
Review can also be found at Snow White Hates Apples.
*Ive received a copy of this via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Queer and diverse characters, witches and magical creatures The Scapegracers by Hannah Abigail Clarke sounds like an answer to my I need more books like this! after I read Rory Powers Wilder Girls last year. Unfortunately, my expectations were perhaps too high and this book fell short of those expectations.
The Scapegracers starts with a bang that quickly softens ...more
*Ive received a copy of this via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Queer and diverse characters, witches and magical creatures The Scapegracers by Hannah Abigail Clarke sounds like an answer to my I need more books like this! after I read Rory Powers Wilder Girls last year. Unfortunately, my expectations were perhaps too high and this book fell short of those expectations.
The Scapegracers starts with a bang that quickly softens ...more
This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it,
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I received this ARC from Our Town Books, Jacksonville Illinois for review purposes ...thanks Jessica Gale!
🤩Possible small spoilers but nothing major revealed.🤩
The beginning chapters were a little rough around the edges; Loud, Proud, Angry Outsider teen was DECLARED with great adjective use within internal musings. I stuck with it because the setting was unique & turned the usual teen tale inside out; probably 20% of the characters were the straight white male variety & they arent the ...more
🤩Possible small spoilers but nothing major revealed.🤩
The beginning chapters were a little rough around the edges; Loud, Proud, Angry Outsider teen was DECLARED with great adjective use within internal musings. I stuck with it because the setting was unique & turned the usual teen tale inside out; probably 20% of the characters were the straight white male variety & they arent the ...more
**Thank you to Erewhon and NetGalley for providing me with an eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.**
What the four of us could do was something else. I felt seasick and disgustingly in love with it, with them.
A girl gang, witches, and LGBTQ representation? This book had it all! Unfortunately, it fell a little flat for me. The concept was amazing, but the execution was shaky. There were several times when I was reading that I felt like there was dissonance between the writing and ...more
What the four of us could do was something else. I felt seasick and disgustingly in love with it, with them.
A girl gang, witches, and LGBTQ representation? This book had it all! Unfortunately, it fell a little flat for me. The concept was amazing, but the execution was shaky. There were several times when I was reading that I felt like there was dissonance between the writing and ...more
The Scapegracers is a fast paced thrilling book following Sideaways, a teenage witch who was always the outsider in high school due to acting all goth-like. She find friends through demonstrating her powers and finds herself trying to navigate the struggles of now being in a coven-
like situation. The Scapegracers kept me hooked and excited to read more, although some of the plot twists were a little predictable it was able to keep me reading chapter after chapter.
I liked the fact it fits into ...more
like situation. The Scapegracers kept me hooked and excited to read more, although some of the plot twists were a little predictable it was able to keep me reading chapter after chapter.
I liked the fact it fits into ...more
It was my honor to be able to read an ARC of this book. Scapegracers is a wonderland of teenage angst, rebellion & wonder, boiled and condensed into powerful sorcery. Teenage girl weirdness and rage have not only a place to see themselves in Sideways, Daisy, Yates & Jing, they are given truth to power, weird girl wholesomeness, and the beginning of something thrilling.
With a down-to-earth look grounding its atmosphere in small-town Americana, and a sharp, analytic eye to queer youth and ...more
With a down-to-earth look grounding its atmosphere in small-town Americana, and a sharp, analytic eye to queer youth and ...more
2.5/5 stars
It pains me to do this, as I had really high hopes for loving this book! The synopsis gave me everything I never thought I needed, and I was all on board. Unfortunately, the characters, pacing, and the writing style fell flat for me. The flow of the story was odd to me, and I never truly got into it. There were moments that it piqued my interest, but they were few and far between. The writing style wasn't my cup of tea either. I'm not one to lean towards a certain POV, but this book ...more
It pains me to do this, as I had really high hopes for loving this book! The synopsis gave me everything I never thought I needed, and I was all on board. Unfortunately, the characters, pacing, and the writing style fell flat for me. The flow of the story was odd to me, and I never truly got into it. There were moments that it piqued my interest, but they were few and far between. The writing style wasn't my cup of tea either. I'm not one to lean towards a certain POV, but this book ...more
I really love the premise of this book. Witches, high-school drama, friendships, queer and poc rep? Sign me up! If this type of book sounds appealing to you-- it's worth the read. However, the major issue I had with it was pacing. I wanted to enjoy this book so much, but often found myself frustrated or confused because there were whole sections where nothing was happening or developing. I also think there might have been more depth to the book if the side characters had been explored a little
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Sideways is a lesbian, a witch, and an outcast. When Jing, Yates, and Daisy, the most popular girls in school, invite her to do some magic at their Halloween party, its her chance to show off and be cool. But something goes wrong that brings the girls together.
The way the girls take Sideways into her group is one of the sweetest examples of friendship between girls Ive ever seen in fiction. All four girls have interesting and distinct personalities that made me wish I had friends like that in ...more
The way the girls take Sideways into her group is one of the sweetest examples of friendship between girls Ive ever seen in fiction. All four girls have interesting and distinct personalities that made me wish I had friends like that in ...more
Im not actually sure how I feel about this book. There were some parts that I liked and there were some parts that I didnt like. I found myself enjoying myself and then I found myself skimming through parts because I was a bit bored. But that seemed to leave me as we headed towards the end of the book. I really did love the interactions between the MC and her newly built coven, so every part they were not together I wasnt interested in. Those I think were the strongest moments in this book.
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First and foremost, can we talk about how gorgeous this cover is? The colors? The design? Incredible.
Besides that, this book didn't really hit the mark for me. Don't get me wrong, it's not that I didn't like it, I just felt kind of meh about it. I liked the mix of teens and occult-y stuff, but at times I felt lost. The writing was good and the story was fine, but I can't say this story is one of my favorites.
Besides that, this book didn't really hit the mark for me. Don't get me wrong, it's not that I didn't like it, I just felt kind of meh about it. I liked the mix of teens and occult-y stuff, but at times I felt lost. The writing was good and the story was fine, but I can't say this story is one of my favorites.
A sweet and spooky romp, Scapegracers shines as a story about female friendship, and what can be accomplished when girls stop tearing each other down and start lifting each other up...sometimes literally, with magic. I had a few issues with the pacing, and much of the most exciting world building happens in big exposition dumps near the end of the book, but man, what a finale. An inclusive and energetic high school story, with some really interesting paranormal elements, I look forward to seeing
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